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May 5, 2023

Milwaukee Manager Bragan Fining Pitchers for Balks

May 5, 1963 - Balks have cost the Braves home runs and considerable embarrassment in their last two losses, and any more will cost the...

May 5, 2023

Mets Destroyed by Giants at Polo Grounds, 17-4

May 5, 1963 - At the Polo Grounds yesterday (pictured), the dynamic cry “Let’s go, Mets!” was followed soon enough by some penetrating...

May 4, 2023

Yanks Top Twins, 3-2, Before Big Crowd in Minnesota

May 4, 1963 - The New York Yankees once again served notice on one and all today that left-handers no longer hold any terrors for them....

May 4, 2023

Dickie Kerr, Hero of “Black Sox” Scandal, Is Dead

May 4, 1963 - Dickie Kerr (pictured left with Ray Fisher before the 1919 World Series), hero of the “Black Sox” baseball scandal, died of...

May 3, 2023

Willie Mays Receives Numerous Gifts and Presidential Telegram

May 3, 1963 - President Kennedy sent a telegram to Willie Mays tonight on the occasion of “Willie Mays Night” at the Polo Grounds. The...

May 3, 2023

Giants Top Mets on “Willie Mays Night” at Polo Grounds

May 3, 1963 - A young man named Jack Fisher and an older one named Duke Snider turned out to be the heroes of “Willie Mays Night” at the...

May 3, 2023

Yanks Hammer Angels, 7-0

May 3, 1963 - The New York Yankees yesterday laid violent hands on Bill Rigney’s rambuntious Los Angeles Angels before a startled crowd...

May 2, 2023

Ninth-Inning Single by Brooks Robinson leads O’s to Victory over White Sox

May 2, 1963 - A single by Brooks Robinson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning helped the fourth-place Baltimore Orioles to an 8-7...

May 2, 2023

Ted Williams on Managing: “No Chance”

May 2, 1963 - Ted Williams (pictured at the New England Sportsmen’s Show in January) said today there is no chance he could be enticed to...

May 2, 2023

Ford Suffering from Same Finger Ailment that Sidelined Koufax

May 2, 1963 - Whitey Ford (left), veteran Yankee pitcher, is suffering from the same finger ailment which sidelined the Dodgers’ Sandy...

May 2, 2023

Twins Trade Kralick of No-Hit Fame to Indians for Jim Perry

May 2, 1963 - The Minnesota Twins today traded Jack Kralick to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Perry. No cash was involved. Kralick, a big...

May 1, 2023

Angels Take Second Straight from Yanks at Chavez Ravine

May 1, 1963 - George Thomas (pictured in 1961), 25-year-old outfielder, made history tonight at Chavez Ravine by hitting the first...

May 1, 2023

Cardinals Take First in NL with Win over Braves

May 1, 1963 - The St. Louis Cardinals regained the National League lead behind the 4-hit pitching of Curt Simmons last night in a 2-1...

Apr 30, 2023

Angels Top Yanks in Los Angeles, 6-3

Apr. 30, 1963 - Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris played their first league game of the season side by side today as the Yankees opened a...

Apr 30, 2023

Giants Top Phils, 4-3, at Connie Mack Stadium

Apr. 30, 1963 - The Phillies are in one of those streaks where nothing they do is right. Last night, a base-running blunder by the...

Apr 29, 2023

Mets Top Dodgers at Polo Grounds as Rookie Kranepool Gets Big Hit

Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...

Apr 29, 2023

Ford Hurls 2-Hitter as Yanks Crush Tribe, 5-0, Sweep 2-Game Series

Apr. 29, 1963 - Whitey Ford, plagued throughout the spring with a sore arm, brought cheer to the New York Yankees yesterday with one of...

Apr 28, 2023

National League Balk Record Set

Apr. 28, 1963 - Only one balk was called in the National League today as umpires, on orders from league president Warren Giles, relaxed...

Apr 28, 2023

Red Sox Sweep Doubleheader from White Sox as Yastrzemski Slams 6 Hits

Apr. 28, 1963 - With Carl Yastrzemski (pictured) slamming 6 hits, the Red Sox supported sharp pitching with timely hitting today at...

Apr 28, 2023

Cards Dump Dodgers in L.A., 9-5, Sweep Series

Apr. 28, 1963 - The rampaging Redbirds broke out with a 15-hit barrage, including 6 extra-base knocks, to dump the Dodgers again today,...